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Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025: The Biggest News and Moments


Star Wars Celebration 2025 was a giant present crammed with some thrilling bulletins from that galaxy far, far-off, together with Star Wars: Starfighter starring Ryan Gosling, a brand new Darth Maul sequence, a primary have a look at Rory McCann’s Baylan Skoll, the information that you’ll deal with Grogu on Millennium Falcon: Sumgglers Run, and a lot extra.

There have been a ton of huge reveals, and we’re gathering those you merely cannot miss beneath and we would like to know what you might be most excited for on the planet of Star Wars!

Star Wars Celebration’s Ahsoka Panel Featured the First Look at Rory McCann’s Baylan Skoll, the information of Anakin’s Return, and More

Star Wars Celebration’s Ahsoka had some huge reveals and enjoyable behind-the-scenes tales for the present’s second season, together with a primary have a look at Rory McCann as Baylan Skoll.

For these unfamiliar, McCann is taking up as Baylan following the demise of Rey Stevenson, and the panel gave us a first-look picture you can see beneath. It was additionally confirmed that Hayden Christensen will likely be returning to the position of Anakin Skywalker once more in Season 2.

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Speaking of Season 2, we obtained a couple of teases of what we will anticipate when it arrives sooner or later, together with that such fan-favorite characters like Sabine, Ezra, Zeb, and Chopper will likely be again. It was additionally revealed that Admiral Ackbar may have a giant half to play and can face off in opposition to Grand Admiral Thrawn, that there will likely be extremely cute Loth-Kittens, and that, in keeping with Dave Filoni, there will likely be “X-Wings, A-Wings, and Wings I am unable to let you know about.”

Hayden Christensen on Returning to Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka and Liking When ‘Star Wars Goes Dark’

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Following the reveal that he’d be returning for Ahsoka Season 2, we spoke to Hayden Christensen about enjoying Anakin Skywalker once more after almost 20 years, why he likes when Star Wars goes darkish, and even which Anakin meme is his favourite.

Rosario Dawson Had No Idea Mark Hamill Was Returning as Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian Until He Walked On Set

We had the prospect to talk to Rosario Dawson, Dave Filoni, and Jon Favreau about Ahsoka, and so they revealed a comic story about how Dawson did not know Mark Hamill was returning as Luke Skywalker till he walked onto the set of The Book of Boba Fett at some point. As it seems, she, like many others, thought Plo Koon was going to be the mysterious Jedi to avoid wasting the day within the Season 2 finale as Filoni and Favreau used him as a decoy within the scripts.

The Mandalorian and Grogu Panel, Everything Revealed

The Mandalorian & Grogu is headed to theaters on May 22, 2026, and would be the first Star Wars movie to be launched on the large display since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. It was additionally the primary main panel that kicked off Star Wars Celebration, and it included teases for the movie and, maybe most surprisingly, the reveal of the Shawn Levy-directed Star Wars: Starfighter that can star Ryan Gosling when it’s launched in theaters on May 28, 2027.

The footage of The Mandalorian & Grogu was proven for these within the crowd and included pictures of an Imperial ship ready to have interaction, Mando taking up Flame Troopers, AT-AT walkers collapsing within the snow, and our first have a look at Sigourney Weaver’s character. And after all, Grogu was seen being cute and chaotic whereas swimming, making objects levitate, and extra.

The Mandalorian & Grogu’s Sigourney Weaver on Grogu Stealing Her Heart and More

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We had the prospect to talk to Sigourney Weaver at Star Wars Celebration about becoming a member of The Mandalorian & Grogu, how she hadn’t watched an episode of The Mandalorian earlier than being forged, how Grogu stole her coronary heart, and even when she thinks Grogu is extra highly effective than a Xenomorph.

Star Wars: Starfighter Is a New Film Starring Ryan Gosling That’s Arriving in Theaters in May 2027

Star Wars: Starfighter was introduced at Star Wars Celebration and it was confirmed that Ryan Gosling would star on this upcoming movie that takes place 5 years after the occasions of The Rise of Skywalker. We did not study rather more concerning the movie apart from that Gosling will likely be enjoying a brand-new character, however this movie will be part of the likes of these by The Mandalorian & Grogu, films from Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, James Mangold, and Taika Waititi, and a trilogy from Simon Kinberg.

For extra, you possibly can take a look at every part we learn about Star Wars: Starfighter’s plot and timeline.

Bringing Star Wars Experiences to Life With Walt Disney Imagineering and Disney Live Entertainment

We had the prospect to talk to Walt Disney Imagineering’s Asa Kalama and Disney Live Entertainment’s Michael Serna about the way forward for Star Wars experiences at Disney Parks and past, together with The Mandalorian & Grogu-themed replace headed to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, the impossibly cute BDX droids headed to Disney Parks, and a lot extra. Alongside that, they gave us a glance into how they carry this Disney Magic to us and permit to us expertise a few of our favourite tales and characters in actual life.

The Mandalorian and Grogu-Themed Update to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Will Let Engineers Take Care of Grogu

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Alongside The Mandalorian & Grogu arriving in theaters on May 22, 2026, Din Djarin and Grogu will likely be headed to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Walt Disney World and Disneyland for a brand new story-based mission that can comply with a “totally different path” from the film.

In this new story, Hondo Ohnaka “catches wind of a deal on Tatooine between ex-Imperial officers and
pirates, setting the stage for a high-stakes chase throughout the galaxy. Guests will crew up with Mando and Grogu to trace them down and declare a bounty in a dynamic, galaxy-spanning journey.”

It was additionally revealed Engineers is not going to solely get to deal with Grogu in the course of the journey, however they’re going to additionally get to decide on the place our journey takes us by plotting a course to Bespin, the Death Star wreckage above Endor, or the newly-revealed Coruscant throughout a particular second.

Everything Announced on the Andor Panel

Andor’s second and ultimate season is about to debut on April 22 on Disney+ and the sequence had one ultimate look at Star Wars Celebration earlier than the extremely anticipated epsiodes arrive. Some of the highlights embrace Diego Luna teasing that followers ought to watch Rogue One after Andor Season 2 as he believes we’ll all see it as a “totally different movie.”

It was additionally shared that this new season will likely be “extra bold” than the primary and can characteristic 140 units throughout seven phases, two backlots, 700 costumes for principals, 150 creatures, 30 droids, and 4,100 VFX pictures.

For extra, together with deep dives into the beloved characters of Andor, take a look at our recap of the Andor panel proper right here.

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Announced at Star Wars Celebration

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Star Wars Celebration noticed the announcement of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, a brand new animated sequence headed to Disney+ in 2026 that can comply with Sam Witwer’s Darth Maul after the occasions of the ultimate season of The Clone Wars. We will see Maul “plotting to rebuild his legal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.”

Star Wars: Visions Gets a Volume 3 Release Date and a Spin-Off Series That Will Debut With a Ninth Jedi Story

We discovered at Star Wars Celebration that Volume 3 of Star Wars: Visions will likely be launched on October 29, 2025, and that the sequence is getting a brand new spin-off that can debut with the following chapter of The Ninth Jedi story that started again in Volume 1.

Star Wars Outlaws Gets Second Story Update A Pirate’s Fortune in May

Star Wars Outlaws followers will be capable of undertake a brand-new story on May 15 as A Pirate’s Fortune will likely be launched and can see Kay Vess and Nix teaming up with beloved pirate Hondo Ohnaka. The new crew might want to tackle Stinger Tash and her gang, the Rokana Raiders, and do some smuggling for the Miyuki Trade League. This story takes place after the occasions of Star Wars Outlaws, so be sure that to complete the marketing campaign so that you will be prepared for this second story pack.

Star Wars Outlaws Release Date Announced for Nintendo Switch 2

Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws will formally be launched on the Nintendo Switch 2 on September 4, 2025, that means it will not make the console’s launch on June 5 however will likely be arriving not an excessive amount of longer after.

Hasbro Reveals Incredible New Dash Rendar and Jedi: Survivor Figures

Fans of Dash Rendar will likely be delighted to know a brand-new determine of the character will likely be launched from Hasbro alongside a powerful lineup of figures primarily based on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, together with of Nightsister Merrin, a three-pack of Cal Kestis, Turgle, and Skoova Stev, a smaller Merrin determine and a Rocket Launch Trooper within the Vintage Collection line, and extra.

You can take a look at all of those figures and extra within the slideshow beneath.

Hasbro Reveals New The Mandalorian Figures at Star Wars Celebration 2025

Hasbro revealed two thrilling new figures from The Mandalorian of Moff Gideon and Cobb Vanth at Star Wars Celebration and confirmed they’d be becoming a member of the Star Wars: The Vintage Collection lineup. Like different figures within the assortment, these figures are designed at a 3.75-inch scale and have packaging impressed by the traditional Kenner Star Wars figures.

You can take a look at our unique pictures beneath of the Moff Gideon determine impressed by his Dark Trooper armor and Cobb Vanth together with his look from The Book of Boba Fett. Also, each of those figures will likely be $16.99 and will likely be out there for pre-order on April 18 at 3pm ET/12pm PT.

Star Wars and The Mandalorian Invade Monopoly Go

Monopoly Go is taking a visit to that galaxy far, far-off as it is going to be launching a Star Wars occasion impressed by the Skywalker Saga and The Mandalorian from May 1 – July 2. There will likely be Star Wars character getting a Monopoly-style look, a Star Wars Go sticker album to fill, podracing within the Mos Espa Grand Arena, collectible in-game objects like token, shields, and emojis, and rather more.

Adam Bankhurst is a author for IGN. You can comply with him on X/Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on TikTok.





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